terrifying zombie backdrop for a beatiful character-driven story

Rating: 10/10 (28 June 2003)

As The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly is an epic western, such is 28 Days Later an epic zombie film. In 112 minutes, writer Alex Garland manages to take his characters on an epic journey through post-Apocalyptic England.
The characters begin the movie as survivors doing only what is necessary to keep themselves alive, but by the end of the second act the characters have become much more. With the zombies taking a backseat, the characters drive the story and draw the viewer in.
Without rehashing the typical zombie story or spoon-feeding us trite, established, Hollywood archetypes, Danny Boyle's direction, Alex Garland's script, and John Murphy's score have made this the best film of the year.